The syntheses of three modified peptide fragments of the cyclodepsipep
tide didemnin B are reported. The HIP and isostatine (1st) units of th
e didemnin B macrocycle were simplified to a Z-alanine residue and the
ester linkage (through threonine of the tetrapeptide) was replaced wi
th amide linkages through the amines of glycine, D-alanine and an ethy
lenediamine linker. The latter permitted the attachment of a N-Me-D-Le
u-Pro-Lac moiety to afford analogs 2, 3 and 4 respectively.